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Visual Studio / Microsoft.NET

Getting in Sync

Using recursion to compare directories in VB.NET

Sometimes, it's better to roll your own ...

Drewslair.com's introduction to ASP.NET

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access for Beginners

A series of articles for people new to Microsoft Access. This series explains the differences between Access and Excel and the principles involved in creating a well-designed database application.

You can read the entire Microsoft Access for Beginners series, completely reviewed and updated for Access 2010, in the new Kindle edition now available from Amazon.com!

Programming Microsoft Access

This series explains how to use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with Microsoft Access to design professional applications. Great for beginners and experienced Access users who want to do more with their databases.

Information Security in Microsoft Access
Using Lookup Fields
Becoming an Expert
Database Normalization - The Slideshow
Advanced Form Design
Article Glossary

Crunching the Data - Using Access for quick data analysis tasks.
No More Repeats! - Removing duplicate records from tables.
Shut it Down! - Shutting down remote copies of a database.

SQL

Understanding SQL:  The Basics
Understanding SQL:  Modifying Data

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Microsoft Virtual PC

A review of Microsoft's virtualization software for the PC.

 

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